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Tonight was different. Having been to the Academy for many gigs in the
past, I had a set impression of the atmosphere and didn't know any different.
But due to my interview commitments with Priestess, I got to see a whole
new side to the place. Watching the band in their sound check made me
firstly feel privileged for the opportunity, but secondly more excited
towards the prospect of seeing this band live.
To be fair, although having listened to the album Hello Master and thoroughly
enjoying it, I didn't hold out much hope for the reception that Priestess
were going to get. This was simply for one reason, they were supporting
Megadeth, one of the biggest bands in metal history, and I felt that this
would be the type of crowd who just came to see their idols and take absolutely
no interest in the band in support. This was still the impression I got
right up until the start of the set, where people had taken their positions
at the front but still seemed to not be focussing on anything upon the
stage.
Then Priestess hit the stage, and proceeded to open the show with such
aplomb and style that I thought that the crowd just had to be impressed.
The first song did nothing to achieve that and although there was pleasant
applause, I started to feel sorry for the band. However, I wasn't given
the chance to keep this feeling for long as the set continued and the
crowd got more and more into it, even getting to the stage where moshpits
began to form and you could see that finally Priestess were getting the
credit they deserved.
In terms of what they played, the set was rather short for my liking
but that had to be expected with what was to follow. The 4 Canadians complimented
each other very well indeed, but the most impressive was the drummer Vincenzo,
who was given a 5 minute solo slot to showcase his skills with the sticks.
Although a little full of bravado, the crowd seemed very entertained with
the show and it provided a fun filled interlude while the rest of the
band took 5 minutes to recuperate. The vocals of Mikey also came across
in a resounding manner, although his blatant attempts to ignite the crowd
with Megadeth references got a tad tedious, but also the reaction he hoped
for!
Personal highlights include Lay Down, which computer games fans can look
forward to jamming to on the forthcoming Guitar Hero 3 game, and the excellent
I Am The Night, Colour Me Black which was used to finish the set. It was
a fitting finale from the band who had done everything to prove that they
can appeal to a strong metal audience.
The summing up came from one fan who I was stood next to, who stated
'They were the best support band I've seen in a very long time'. With
that, I hope that we see Priestess grace these shores again sometime soon,
hopefully in a headline capacity.
As a final note, it has to be said that Megadeth were awesome, and I'm
saying that as a huge Metallica fan. Strong words indeed!
Review By Anthony |
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Mikey Heppner (Vocals, Guitar)
Mike Dyball (Bass)
Vince Nudo (Vocals, Drums)
Dan Watchorn (Vocals, Guitar) |
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- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
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What Was That? |
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